An attorney is calling the investigation into a sexual assault case involving University of New Mexico football players a witch hunt.

An attorney is calling the investigation into a sexual assault case involving University of New Mexico football players a witch hunt.

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Updated: 5:38 PM MST Dec 9, 2014

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WEBVTT JUDGEMENT, AND A WITCH HUNT. THAT'S WHAT THE ATTORNEY CALLS THE INVESTIGATION IN A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE. IT'S A CASE INVOLVING FOOTBALL PLAYERS, WHO NOW PLAY TO SUE THE UNIVERSITY, AND U-N-M POLICE. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ EXPLAINS WHY THE ATTORNEY FEELS THE HANDLING OF THE CASE, WAS BOTCHED. It's just mind boggling how many places the deficiencies lied with the UNM police department. THREE MEN NOW HAVE A DISMISSED SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE PERMANENTLY STAMPED ON THEIR CRIMINAL RECORD. This is going to be hindering my life for the rest of my life, every time you Google my name every time somebody asks about me oh he was the accused rapist. That troubles me I just don't want this to happen to anybody else. TWO UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL PLAYERS -- CRUSOE GONGBAY AND SAQWAN EDWARDS AND A FORMER UNIVERSITY STUDENT, RYAN RUFF, FACED CHARGES EARLIER THIS YEAR. EVENTUALLY THE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED. NOW, THE THREE HAVE AN ATTORNEY AND PLAN TO SUE THE UNIVERSITY AND UNM POLICE WHO HANDLED THE INVESTIGATION. It will at least at the bare minimum open UNM's eyes that something is wrong with their policies and procedures, but more so something is wrong with their police department Attorney George Bleus points out what he calls flaws in UNMs investigation. From the Gun and Car allegedly involved to video that could have been key evidence in the case. The gun, how can you five or six months and never have gone after the gun, the video video is sometimes the best evidence, it tells a story when someone cannot. They never went after the video until several months after the video was gone. BLEUS HOPES A LAWSUIT WILL CHANGE THE WAY UNM POLICE HANDLES THESE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS. REGINA RUIZ ACTION SEVEN NEWS. THE ATTORNEY PLANS TO FILE THE LAWSUIT, IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

Sexual assault investigation: Lawsuit planned against UNM

An attorney is calling the investigation into a sexual assault case involving University of New Mexico football players a witch hunt.